Martin Margiela Biography

Martin Margiela is a Belgian fashion designer and the founder of the French fashion house Maison Margiela.

Martin Margiela Age

Martin was born on 9th , April , 1957 in Genk , Belgium .

Martin Margiela Career

After his graduation , he based himself in Paris and worked as a freelance designer for five years . Between 1985 and 1987 he worked for Jean Paul Gaultier , before launching his first collection under his own label Maison Margiela , which he began with his business partner Jenny Meirens in 1989 . Between 1997 and 2003 he was the creative director of the Hermès women’s line . He was appointed as a Guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in 2010 .

He redesigns by hand objects such as old wigs , canvases , and silk scarves into couture garments . During the 1980’s , the Japanese avant-gardists , with Rei Kawakubo , influenced the global fashion scene with their eccentric and ground-breaking designs . Margiela and the Antwerp Six would carry on the work , revolting against the luxurious fashion world with garments of oversized proportions such as long arms , and with linings , seams , and hems on the outside .

The concept of deconstruction embraced by Kawakubo matters for his fashion statement. His ultra-discreet trademark consists of a piece of cloth with the numbers 0-23 . The badge is attached to the inside with four small , white pick-stitches , exposed to the outside on unlined garments . For the 20th anniversary , the anonymous tag was replaced by a classic logotype . His brand was acquired by the OTB Group in 2002 and industry insiders were quoted as suggesting that he may desire to leave due to creative differences , or simply , “A desire to enjoy his life outside the insistent glare of the fashion world .”

In October , 2009 , his majority stakeholder Renzo Rosso , President of OTB Group , the holding group of Marni , Viktor & Rolf , and Diesel , publicly stated that “Martin has not been there for a long time . He is here but not here . We have a new fresh design team on board . We are focusing on young , realistic energy for the future ; this is really Margiela for the year 2015 .” A press release announced in December , 2009 that he “has left the business .

No replacement creative director will be appointed . Maison Martin Margiela will continue trading but the company declined to comment on the reasons for his exit .”In October , 2014 , John Galliano was appointed as creative director of Maison Margiela , replacing Margiela himself .

Martin Margiela Salary

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Martin Margiela Net Worth

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artin Margiela Family

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Martin Margiela Wife

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Martin Margiela Education

He graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) in 1979, a year before the Avant-garde fashion collective the Antwerp Six .